Full Stack Web Developer Roadmap
Free courses in the order a full stack web developer needs them: HTML, CSS and JavaScript for the page, TypeScript and React for the interface, Next.js for the server, SQL for the data, then Linux, Git and Docker to ship it. JavaScript runs on both sides, so you learn one language and use it end to end. Every lesson runs in your browser and every course section ends with a free certificate.
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The full stack developer path, step by step
Each step is an existing Coddy course. Take them in order, or jump into the one you are missing: your progress is saved per course either way.
- 1Step 13 sections, in order
- 2Step 2
JavaScript and TypeScriptDedicated page
Start this stepStartFundamentals, logic and control flow, objects and classes in three sections, then TypeScript: types, interfaces, generics and reading the compiler's errors. This is the language you write in the browser and on the server, so it gets more time than any other step.StartDedicated page4 sections, in order - 3Step 3
JavaScript in the browser
Start this stepStartThe DOM, events, forms and validation, then practical front end patterns such as tabs, modals, themes and responsive navigation. HTML, CSS and JavaScript become one page that responds to the person using it.Start2 sections, in order - 4Step 4
ReactDedicated page
Start this stepStartComponents, JSX, props, state, events, lists and controlled forms, ending with a small social card you build step by step. React is the interface layer the next step runs on the server.StartDedicated page - 5Step 5
Next.js: the server halfDedicated page
Start this stepStartRouting and layouts, server and client components, fetching data on the server, route handlers for your own API endpoints, server actions for forms, loading and error states, then a nine step restaurant app with a cart, filters, reviews and live search. This is where you write the back end.StartDedicated page - 6Step 6
SQL: the databaseDedicated page
Start this stepStartQueries against real tables: filtering, sorting, joins, grouping and aggregates, then subqueries, window functions, CASE and common table expressions. Every full stack application keeps its data in a database, and SQL is how you ask it questions.StartDedicated page2 sections, in order - 7Step 7
Linux and GitDedicated page
Start this stepStartFiles, permissions, pipes and shell scripting in a real Linux terminal, then commits, branches, merging, conflicts and remotes. Servers run Linux, and every team keeps its code in a Git repository.StartDedicated page2 sections, in order - 8Step 8
DockerDedicated page
Start this stepStartImages, containers, Dockerfiles, volumes and networks. A container packages your application with everything it needs to run, which is how most web applications are shipped to a server today.StartDedicated page
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Why learn full stack development on Coddy
- One language on both sides. The path teaches JavaScript and TypeScript for the browser, then uses the same language on the server through Next.js route handlers and server actions, so the back end is new ideas rather than a second language to learn from zero.
- Nothing to install. HTML and CSS render live beside your code, SQL runs against real tables, and the Linux, Git and Docker steps give you a real terminal in the browser. You can study the whole stack on a laptop that has never had a developer tool on it.
- AI hints that read your code. When a component does not render, a query returns the wrong rows or a command fails, Bugsy looks at what you wrote and points you toward the fix without handing over the answer.
- The order is the point. Most full stack courses rush to a framework in week two; this path gives JavaScript three sections and the browser a fourth before React appears, because a framework is only readable once the language under it is.
Frequently asked questions about becoming a full stack developer
What is a full stack developer?
A developer who can build both halves of a web application: the front end that runs in the browser (HTML, CSS, JavaScript and a framework such as React) and the back end that runs on a server (request handling, business logic and a database). In practice most full stack developers are stronger on one side, but they can ship a feature from the database table to the button that uses it without handing it to someone else.
How do I become a web developer?
Learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript well enough to build a page from a blank file, add one framework (React), learn how a server answers requests and how data is stored (Next.js and SQL on this path), learn Git, and build projects you can put online and explain. Employers hire on what you can show them, so the projects matter more than any certificate. This path is that sequence, in that order, and it is free.
Should I learn front end or back end first?
Front end first. You see the result of every line on the screen, which makes mistakes obvious and keeps motivation up, and the back end is much easier to understand once you have built the page that calls it. That is why this path spends its first four steps in the browser and only then moves to the server and the database.
Why does this path use JavaScript on the server instead of Python?
Because JavaScript is the only language that runs in the browser, so using it on the server as well means one language for the whole stack. Next.js, built on React, lets the same codebase render pages on the server, answer API requests and handle form submissions. If you would rather write the back end in Python, the Backend Developer path on Coddy teaches the Python route.
Do I need a bootcamp to become a full stack developer?
No. A bootcamp gives you a schedule, a cohort and career coaching, and charges for them; the skills themselves are the same ones this path teaches, and free material covers them well. What a bootcamp cannot shortcut is the practice: hundreds of small exercises and a few real projects. If you can keep a steady hour a day without a teacher checking in, a free path gets you to the same place.
How long does it take to become a full stack developer?
Around nine to twelve months at an hour a day to reach a junior level. On this path HTML and CSS take six to eight weeks together, JavaScript and the browser two to three months, TypeScript and React about six weeks, Next.js a month, SQL three to four weeks, and Linux, Git and Docker another month. Building your own project alongside the later steps is what turns that time into a portfolio.
Does this path cover Node.js, Express, authentication or deployment?
Is this full stack course free, and do I get a certificate?
Yes. Every course on the path is free, including the lessons, the browser editors and terminal, the AI hints and the certificates. Each course section ends with a free certificate, verifiable at its own URL, that you can add to LinkedIn or a CV. Finish every step and you also get one certificate for the whole path, listing each course behind it.
Do I get a certificate for the Full Stack Developer path?
Yes. Finish every step and you get one free certificate for the whole Full Stack Developer path. It lists each course you finished on the way, and links each course's own certificate, so anyone can check every skill it names. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile. It is a certificate of completion from Coddy, not an accredited qualification.